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Bandavgarh Travel Guide

This is a small National Park; compact, yet full of game. The density of the tiger population at Bandhavgarh is the highest known in India. This is also white Tigercountry. These have been found in the old state of Rewa for many years. The last known was captured by maharaja Martand Singh in 1951 . This White tiger , Mohun, is now stuffed and on display in the Palaceof the Mahrahahs of Rewa.

Bandhavgarh is densely populated with other species: the great gaur, or Indian bison, can be seen with ease, as they come onto the meadows to graze at dusk; sambar andbarking deer are a common sight and nigai are to be seen in the more open areas of the park.
Bandhavgarh fort
The terrain is of great rocky hills rising sharply from the swampy and densely-forestedvalley bottoms. The finest of these hills is Bandhavgarh, sided with great cliffs and eroded rocks and on its highest point stands Bandhavgarh fort, thought to be some 2,000 years old. Scatteredthroughout the park, and particularly around the fort, are numerous caves containing shrines and ancient Sankrit inscriptions.

Covering 448 sq km, Bandhavgarh is situated in Shahdol district among theoutlying hills of the vindhya range. At the centre of the Park is Bandhavgarh hiss, rising 811 metres above MSL-surrounding it are a large number of smaller hills separated by gently sloping valleys. Thesevalleys end in small, swampy meadows, locally known as 'bohera' . The lowest point in the park is at Tala (440 metres above MSL).

The vegetation is chiefly of sal forest in the valleys and on thelower slopes, gradually changing to mixed deciduous forest on the hills and in the hotter, drier areas of the park in the sough and west. Bamboo is found throughout.

There are three well-definedseasons-the cool (from middle of October to end of February), the hot (from March to middle of June) and the wet (from middle of June to middle of October). The mean annual rainfall is 1,173 mm,...